Gun-cleaning tool.



Nu. 67|,839. Patented Apr. 9, l90l.

.|. A. noseussne.

GUN CLEANING TOOL.

(Application filed Dec. 14, 1900.)

(No Model.)

WITNESSES: I INVENTOR I W1 0440 W, v

M ATTORNEYS. I

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH A. ROSENBERG, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEASSIGNMENTS, TO LEFEVER ARMS COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

GUN-CLEANING TOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 671,839, dated Apri19,1901.

Application filed December 14, 1900. Serial No. 39,861. (No model.)

10 6!, whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J OSEPH A. ROSENBERG, of Syracuse, in the county ofOnondaga and State of New York, have invented a certain new and usefulGun-Cleaning Tool, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to gun-cleaning tools,

has for its object the production of a device for the desired purposewhich is particularly simple in construction and highly durable andeffective in use, and consists in certain novel devices and combinationshereinafter set forth and claimed.

Figures 1 and 2 are respectively top plan and side elevation of mygun-cleaning tool. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 33, Fig. 1, the supporting members being shown as bent substantiallyflat. Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are isometric views, respectively, of thesupporting members, the end piece, and the main body of saidgun-cleaning tool. Fig. 7 is an isometric view of a modifiedconstruction of supporting member.

My gun-cleaning tool consists, essentially, of a main body A, supportingmembers B, and abrasive members 0.

The main body A is here illustrated as formed substantially cylindricaland as having one end provided with an engaging portion or shank Ct andits opposite end formed With a slot ct, extending inwardly andlongitudinally from its corresponding end face, and with a perforation aarranged at substantially right angles with the slot at andcommunicating therewith.

The supporting members B are arranged opposite to each other and aresuitably connected together at their advance or free ends, being hereshown as united together or formed integral with each other at saidadvance or free ends. It. is obvious, however, that said supportingmembers may consist of separable members, as B Fig. 7. The members B aregenerally formed substantially bowshaped and composed of springmaterial, as steel, of sufficient thinness, so that said members aremore or less flexible. The rear ends of the members B are inserted intothe slot a of the main body A and provided withapertures b,alined withthe perforation a Said ,gral with each other at said advance or freesupporting members B project in front of the main body A, and theirfront ends being disconnected from the body A are free to move laterallyindependently thereof.

The abrasive members O are flexible, are mounted on the outer surfacesof the supporting members B, and are suitably connected together attheir advance or free ends, being here shown as united or formed inte-6o ends and in advance of the corresponding ends of the supportingmembers. Said abrasive members may, however, be formed separable fromeach other. The rear ends of the members 0 are arranged in the slot abetween contiguous surfaces of the main body A and the members B and areformed with apertures c, alined with the perforation a and the aperturesb. Said abrasive members 0 are preferably com posed of a flexiblebacking formed of cloth or other suitable material and a plurality ofbristles formed of wire or other desirable material. The abrasivemembers 0 are generally secured in position by a fastener or screw O,which is passed through the perforation 0. and the apertures b c andalso secures the supporting members B in position.

In the preferable construction of my invention a substantially U-shapedend piece D is clamped over the advance or free ends of the members B Ofor firmly securing said ends together and adding to the appearance ofthe gun-cleaning tool.

In the use of my invention the supporting members B normally springoutwardly and tension the abrasive members C, but yield freely as thetool passes through the gun-barrel. Moreover, said parts B and 0 beingflexible move or bend simultaneously and closely fit a maximum surfaceof the gun-barrel.

The construction and operation of my guncleaning tool will now bereadily understood upon reference to the foregoing description and theaccompanying drawings, and it will be particularly noted that more orless change may be made in the construction and arrangement of thecomponent parts of said tool without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A gun-cleaning tool comprising a main body, opposite substantiallybow-shaped supporting members projecting in front of the main body andhaving their rear ends fixed to the main body and their front endsconnected together and free to move laterally independently of saidbody, and abrasive members mounted on the supporting members,substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A gun-cleaning tool comprising a main body, opposite substantiallybow-shaped supporting members projecting in front of the main body andhaving their rear ends fixed to the main body and their front endsconnected together and free to move laterally independently of saidbody, and abrasive members having their rear ends fixed betweencontiguous surfaces of the main body and the rear ends of the supportingmembers and theirfront ends fixed to said supporting in embers,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. A gun-cleaning tool comprising a main body, opposite substantiallybow-shaped supporting members projecting in front of the main body andhaving, their rear ends fixed to the main body and their front ends freeto move laterally independently of said body, abrasive members mountedon the supporting members, and a substantially U-shaped end piececlamped over the front ends of the supporting members, substantiallyasand for the purposes set forth.

4. A gun-cleaning tool comprising a main body, opposite substantiallybow-shaped supporting members projecting in front of the main body andhaving their rear ends fixed to the main body. abrasive members mountedon the supporting members and having their rear ends fixed to said mainbody, and a substantially U-shaped end piece clamped over the front endsof the supporting and abrasive members, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name, in the presence oftwo attesting witnesses, at Sy'acuse, in the county of Onondaga, in theState of New York, this 11th day of December, 1900.

JOSEPH A. ROSENBERG.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR E. PARSONS, S. DAVIS.

